New Arrivals
YEAR    WINE/DESCRIPTION    PRICE
2005    Petrali Blythleigh
Peter and Alison Engel love Rhone varietals. Their hill property on the East side of the town of Sonoma is ideally suited for growing Syrah. So when Ali told me who was making their wine, Kian Tavakoli, former winemaker for Clos du Val, I couldn't wait to try a sample. If you are familiar with the legendary Clos du Val Winery, you know that their house style has always been very French. Collectors who have cellared their Cabernets, are rewarded with elegant, long-lived beauties. When I tasted the 2005 Petrali Blythleigh, I was hoping against hope that they were shooting for a Northern-styled Rhone red. This blend of Syrah, Viognier, Mourvedre, and Petite Sirah didn't disappoint. Raspberry and floral-scented bouquet, this supple, medium-bodied red tastes of cassis, white pepper, and wet slate.
   $39.95
2011    Aubert CIX Estate Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
WA 91 pts.
   $139.95
2011    Aubert Eastside Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
WA 94 pts.
   $139.95
2011    Aubert Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay
WA 92 pts.
   $89.95
2011    Aubert UV-SL Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
WA 95 pts.
   $139.95
2010    Chateau le Thil Comte Clary Rouge Pessac Leognan
"Stunning sleeper of the vintage," Robert Parker. RP 91-93 pts.
   $26.95
2010    Sbragia Promessa Dry Creek Zinfandel
WA 92 pts.
   $33.00
2010    Maybach Materium Cabernet Sauvignon
ST 91-93 pts.
   $165.00
1993    Lafite Rothschild
   $585.00
2000    Lafite Rothschild
RP 98+ pts.
   $1,595.00
2003    Sloan Estate
RP 96 pts.
   $259.00
1998    Bests Thomson Family Shiraz
   $150.00
1998    Tim Adams The Aberfeldy Shiraz
Jeremy Oliver 97 pts.
   $95.00
1994    Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz
WS 95 pts.
   $379.00
2008    Marcassin Three Sisters Chardonnay
WA 97 pts.
   $186.00
1964    Petrus
RP 99 pts.
   $3,750.00
2009    Checkerboard King's Row Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Martha McClellan (Levy & McClellan and Sloan) makes this wine.
   $125.00
2010    Chateau Boswell Ritchie Russian River Valley Chardonnay
Wines are made by the talented Luc Morlet. WA 92 pts.
   $85.00
2010    Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
WA 95-97 pts.
   $4,995.00/magnum
2009    Januik Cabernet Sauvignon
Mike Januik, formerly the winemaker for Chateau St Michelle has been making wine under his own label for a while now, but he still seems to be undiscovered. I've been a fan of his well-priced, vibrant Cold Creek Vineyard Chardonnays. This 2009 Cabernet is off the charts. This wine was the talk of a trade tasting recently and for good reason. It's a mouthful of great Cab fruit, much of it from the great Champoux Vineyard. It's a complex wine with tar, blackberries, lavendar, cedar, and fine-grained tannins, impeccably balanced, with a finish that goes on and on. The 2008 received an other-worldly glowing review from the Wine Spectator and a 94 pt score.
   $29.95